2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs South Africa
{{date|April 7, 2007}}

[[w:Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] pulled off a surprising victory over [[w:South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] by 67 runs in the Super 8 phase of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Providence Stadium|Providence Stadium]], [[w:Georgetown|Georgetown]], [[w:Guyana|Guyana]].

'''Toss:''' South Africa won, and elected to field first.

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]]|status=c Langeveldt b Nel|runs=87|balls=83|4s=12|6s=0|strike_rate=104.81}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''8 Wickets'''; 50 overs)|runs='''251'''|balls=|4s=26|6s=3|strike_rate=}}
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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-42 (Javed Omar, 13.4 ov), 2-59 (Habibul Bashar, 17.1 ov), 3-69 (Tamim Iqbal, 19.5 ov), 4-84 (Saqibul Hasan, 23.4 ov), 5-160 (Aftab Ahmed, 38.0 ov), 6-179 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 42.1 ov), 7-233 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 47.2 ov), 8-248 (Mohammad Ashraful, 49.1 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Makhaya Ntini|Makhaya Ntini]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=61|wickets=1|econ=6.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andre Nel|Andre Nel]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=45|wickets=5|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Charl Langeveldt|Charl Langeveldt]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=57|wickets=0|econ=5.70}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jacques Kallis|Jacques Kallis]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=1|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Graeme Smith|Graeme Smith]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=0|econ=5.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Justin Kemp|Justin Kemp]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=13|wickets=0|econ=13.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Abraham de Villiers|Abraham de Villiers]]|status=b Abdur Razzak|runs=15|balls=39|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=38.46}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Jacques Kallis|Jacques Kallis]]|status=c Tamim Iqbal b Syed Rasel|runs=32|balls=36|4s=5|6s=0|strike_rate=88.88}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Justin Kemp|Justin Kemp]]|status=c & b Saqibul Hasan|runs=7|balls=29|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=24.13}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ashwell Prince|Ashwell Prince]]|status=run out (Aftab Ahmed)|runs=1|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=14.28}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mark Boucher|Mark Boucher]]|status=c Syed Rasel b Saqibul Hasan|runs=12|balls=26|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=46.15}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Herschelle Gibbs|Herschelle Gibbs]]|status=not out|runs=56|balls=59|4s=1|6s=2|strike_rate=94.91}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Shaun Pollock|Shaun Pollock]]|status=run out (Tamim Iqbal)|runs=17|balls=23|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=73.91}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andre Nel|Andre Nel]]|status=c & b Mohammad Rafique|runs=1|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=20.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Charl Langeveldt|Charl Langeveldt]]|status=lbw b Abdur Razzak|runs=9|balls=32|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=28.12}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Makhaya Ntini|Makhaya Ntini]]|status=c Mashrafe Mortaza b Abdur Razzak|runs=8|balls=11|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=72.72}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 48.4 overs)|runs='''184'''|balls=|4s=9|6s=3|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-18 (Smith, 5.4 ov), 2-63 (Kallis, 15.4 ov), 3-64 (de Villiers, 16.5 ov), 4-67 (Prince, 19.5 ov), 5-87 (Boucher, 26.4 ov), 6-87 (Kemp, 26.5 ov), 7-132 (Pollock, 35.5 ov), 8-137 (Nel, 37.3 ov), 9-162 (Langeveldt, 46.1 ov), 10-184 (Ntini, 48.4 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg|20px]] [[w:Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh bowling]]}}
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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=2|econ=4.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Abdur Razzak|Abdur Razzak]]|overs=9.4|maiden=1|runs=25|wickets=3|econ=2.58}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mohammad Rafique|Mohammad Rafique]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=22|wickets=1|econ=2.20}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Saqibul Hasan|Saqibul Hasan]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=49|wickets=2|econ=4.90}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Bangladesh:''' [[w:Javid Omar|Javid Omar]], [[w:Tamim Iqbal|Tamim Iqbal]], [[w:Aftab Ahmed|Aftab Ahmed]], [[w:Saqibul Hasan|Saqibul Hasan]], [[w:Habibul Bashar|Habibul Bashar]] (capt), [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]], [[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]] (wkt), [[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[w:Mohammad Rafique|Mohammad Rafique]], [[w:Abdur Razzak|Abdur Razzak]], [[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]]<br>

'''South Africa:''' [[w:Graeme Smith|G C Smith]] (capt), [[w:Abraham de Villiers|A B de Villiers]], [[w:Jacques Kallis|J H Kallis]], [[w:Herschelle Gibbs|H H Gibbs]], [[w:Ashwell Prince|A G Prince]], [[w:Justin Kemp|J M Kemp]], [[w:Mark Boucher|M V Boucher]] (wkt), [[w:Shaun Pollock|S M Pollock]], [[w:Andre Nel|A Nel]], [[w:Charl Langeveldt|C K Langeveldt]], [[w:Makhaya Ntini|M Ntini]] 

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]] (Bangladesh)

Umpires: [[w:Mark Benson|M R Benson]] (England) and [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Steve Bucknor|S A Bucknor]] (West Indies)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Chris Broad|B C Broad]] (England <br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Daryl Harper|D J Harper]] (Australia)<br>

== Sources ==
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Bangladesh pulled off a surprising victory over South Africa by 67 runs in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana.

'Toss:' South Africa won, and elected to field first.


'Fall of wickets:' 1-42 (Javed Omar, 13.4 ov), 2-59 (Habibul Bashar, 17.1 ov), 3-69 (Tamim Iqbal, 19.5 ov), 4-84 (Saqibul Hasan, 23.4 ov), 5-160 (Aftab Ahmed, 38.0 ov), 6-179 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 42.1 ov), 7-233 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 47.2 ov), 8-248 (Mohammad Ashraful, 49.1 ov)

'Fall of wickets:' 1-18 (Smith, 5.4 ov), 2-63 (Kallis, 15.4 ov), 3-64 (de Villiers, 16.5 ov), 4-67 (Prince, 19.5 ov), 5-87 (Boucher, 26.4 ov), 6-87 (Kemp, 26.5 ov), 7-132 (Pollock, 35.5 ov), 8-137 (Nel, 37.3 ov), 9-162 (Langeveldt, 46.1 ov), 10-184 (Ntini, 48.4 ov)

'Bangladesh:' Javid Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel

'South Africa:' G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A Nel, C K Langeveldt, M Ntini 

'Player of the match:' Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire: S A Bucknor (West Indies)
Match referee: B C Broad (England 
Reserve umpire: D J Harper (Australia)
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